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Practice question: Delinquent Lawyers due to MCLE Noncompliance (BM 850, October 2, 2001, Rules 12–13)

Multiple Choice Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

After proper notification, a nonexempt lawyer neither cures nor provides adequate proof within sixty days and is listed delinquent through the prescribed process. He says paying ordinary annual dues alone restores permission to practice. Which is best?
  1. Ordinary dues alone do not establish the required MCLE cure
  2. All delinquency disappears whenever dues are paid
  3. The lawyer may practice indefinitely while promising future compliance
  4. A delinquent member is automatically disbarred for life
  5. The lawyer may use another lawyer’s certificate

Legal references

  • BM 850, Rules 12-14: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/52844

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